Swinging window



Aug. 13,1935.

SWINGING WINDOW Filed Jan. 50, 1953 ssheets-sh'eet 1 :Zfih'aarari Y J. R. HOWARD 2,011,319

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U D QFFI-CE JesseR. Howard, Lima Center, Wi s assignor to HowardSafety Window, incorporated, MilwaukeeyWis.

Application January so, 1933, Serial N 654,214; 1* oiainii (01 20-49) This invention appertains. to buildings and more particularlyto a novel window construe tion. v i v One of the-primary objects of -my invention, is

the provision of novelmeans for mounting the sliding sashes of a window in a window frame, whereby these sashes, can be swung into a room and thereby permit the easy cleaning of both faces of the window panes with a, minimum amount of difiiculty and danger on the part of the cleaner. l

Anotherimportant:object of ;my invention is the provision of a window embodying sliding sashes; so constructed that the sashes can be swung into a room or held in a preferred inclined position to permit the ventilation of a room without danger of the. sash being. swung to afurther open position by unauthorized persons located on the, outside ofythe window.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a novel window embodyingslide rails supported by the windowframe with window sashes pivotally connected to the slide rails whereby thesashescan beswung intotheinterior of the room, novel latches being carried. by

simultaneously locked against, swinging..movement and sliding movement in conjunction with the slide rails. r

sion of novel means forforming; the. slide rails andpnovel means formounting the slide rails on the stiles of the Windowframe, whereby freeslid ing movement of the rails, is insured without any danger of displacement of the slide rails when the sashes are in fully open position. V

A still further object of my invention is to vide an improved window of the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed uponthe market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed,

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Figure 1 isan elevation of a window constructed in accordance with my invention looking from the inside ofa room, parts of the window frame and sashes being shown broken away and in section. Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section A-further object of. my invention is .the provithrough the improved Window taken on the line. 2'-2 f Figure l lookinsin the. direction of the. arrows. i V

Figure 3 is an edge elevation of one, ofthe sliding sashes showing the slide rail connected therewith. V

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken, on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 looking in .the'direction of the arrows and showing the slide, rail mounted between a parting bead andjstop of the frame stile.

Figure 5 is, a transverse.v section through complete windowtaken substantially on the line. 5-5 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows. i

-Figure 6 is a fragmentary verticalsection taken on the line 6B.of .Figure 1 lookingin the direction of the arrows showing the lower sash in its partly open position. for ventilating purposes. 1

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing the lower sash in itsfully open position and swung into a room either for cleaning or ventie lating purposes.

Referring to the ,drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate the corresponding. parts throughout the. several views, the letter A generally indicates .my improved window construction which comprises a window frame In (carrying the upper and lower sashes l I and l2. i

The window. frame [0 includes the side stiles l3 and|4, the lintel l5 and si1l:l6. The stiles l3 the the, sashes. -The inner facesof the parting strip.

or bead I1 and the stops l8'are oppositely inclined as at [9 so as to form guide channels of a substantially dove-tail shape in cross section, for a special purpose, which will be later described.

In accordance with my invention I slidably mount in the guide channels sliding rails 20 and 2|, which are of a novel construction. As shown, each of the slide rails 20 and 2| are preferably formed from sheet metal and each include an outer supporting wall 22 and oppositely inclined or flaring side flanges 23 which engage the oppositely inclined faces I9 of the parting strips and beads.

From the description so far, it can be seen that when the sliding rails 20 and 21 are placed in position the same will be confined within their perthe sashes and the lower terminals of the bottom 5 pair of slide rails support pivot pins 25 which are carried by face plates 26 connected by means 1 of fastening elements, such as screws 27, to the outer faces of the side rails 28 of the lower sash 12. The upper pair of slide rails carry similar pivot pins which are supported by face plates connected with the upper sash H adjacent to its lower end. By this arrangement the sashes can provision of a weather tight window construction and this means includes weather strips GI be swung on their slide rails to any desired angle into a room.

As shown, the bottom sash 62 includes the side rails 28, the bottom rail 29, and the top or meeting rail 30. The upper sash l l is formed similar and includes the side rails 3! the top rail 32 and the bottom or meeting rail 33. The meeting rails 30 and 33 of the sashes are preferably provided with overlapping beads or fingers 36 so that a weather tight connection will be had between the sashes when the same are in their fully closed position. 7

Both of the sashes are counter-balanced in any desired way, so as to permit the free sliding movement thereof and if preferred, the usual sash weights can be employed for this purpose. From the description so far it is obvious that the sashes can be raised and lowered through the medium of the slide rails and 2! and can alsobe swung at an angle relative to the window frame and the slide rails through the medium of the pivot pins.

I have provided novel means for locking the sashes both against sliding and swinging movement and this means includes latch bolts 35 slidably mounted in casings 35 anchored in the side rails of the window sashes. The. slide rails 29 40Iand 2! are provided with keeper openings 3'! through which the latch bolts are adapted to extend so that the sashes and the slide rails 29 and 2| can be moved as a unit. The stiles l3 of the window frame K! can be provided with keeper :sockets 38 and the inner ends of the latch bolts are adapted to extend through the slide rails and into the keeper sockets 38, sothat the window sashes can be held against sliding movement. a

I also utilize the latch bolts 35 for the lower sashes as a means for holding the lower sash in an angular. position relative to the window frame for ventilating purposes. Thus, the stiles l3 of the window frame beyond the innermost stop can be provided with keeper sockets 39 and When the lower sash is swung on its pivot pins and the latches are disengaged from the keeper sockets 38, the latches can be moved into engagement with the keeper sockets 39. This allows the circulation of air between the sashes and at the same time prevents the further opening of the lower sash by unauthorized persons.

When it is desired to swing the sashes further into the room to permit the opposite faces of the window pane carried by the sashes to be washed, the latches 35 are moved from out of engagement with the keeper recesses 39 and the sashes are further tilted.

I have provided novel means for insuring the which can be secured to the parting beads l1. As shown, the weather strips il can be carried by the inner faces of strips 42 which can/be s'ecured to the said parting beads. T'r weather strips project beyond the inner faces of the supporting strips 42 and are adapted to be received within longitudinal grooves it/formed in the inner faces of the side rails 28 of the lower sash. Similar weather strips 44 are carried by the outer stops l8 of the window frame and these weather strips are also adapted to be received in longitudinal grooves 35 formed in the outer faces of the side rails 35 of the upper sash l l.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided an improved window con struction in which the sashes can be raised or lowered in the ordinary manner or which can be swung into a room either for ventilating or washing purposes. v

, Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention but what I claim as new is: 7

In a window construction, a window frame including stiles having longitudinally extending, spaced, parallelguide channels, the side walls of the guide channels converging toward their outer longitudinal edges, upper and lower pairs of slide rails mounted in said guide channels, each of said slide rails being of a substantially V-shape in cross section and including diverging side walls for' engaging the converging side walls of the;

channels, whereby to prevent lateral shifting movement of the slide rails, window sashes received in the frame, horizontally disposed pivot pins connecting the lower ends of the sashes to the lower ends of the slide rails, the slide rails constituting housings for the inner heads of the pivot pins, the window sashes extending over the guide channels and slide rails, and a parting bead carried by the stiles disposed between the window sashes. 1

, JESSE R. HOWARD. 

